1a The instigation of strength pressed in aforetime     This Soma, the lord in the plants, in the waters;     Be they full of sweetness for us;     May we as Purohitas watch over the kingship.     b The instigation of strength hath pervaded     This (world) and all these worlds on every side;     He goeth around knowing pre-eminence,     Increasing offspring and prosperity for us.     c The instigation of strength rested on this sky     And all these worlds as king;     May the wise one make the niggard to be generous,     And may he accord us wealth [1] with all heroes.     d O Agni, speak to us;     To us be thou kindly disposed;     Further us, O lord of the world     Thou art the giver of wealth to us.     e May Aryaman further us,     May Bhaga, may Brhaspati,     May the gods, and the bounteous one;     May the goddess speech be bountiful to us.     f Aryaman, Brhaspati, Indra,     Impel to give us gifts,     Speech, Visnu, Sarasvat!,     And Savitr the strong.     g Soma the king, Varuna,     Agni, we grasp,     The Adityas, Visnu, Surya     And Brhaspati, the Brahman (priest).     h On the instigation of the god Savitr with the arms of the Açvins, with the hands of Pusan, with the bond of Sarasvati, of speech, the binder, I anoint thee with the lordship of Agni, with the lordship of Indra of Brhaspati I anoint thee.